William H Lowery
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
All information correct as on Roll of Honor board
Involved in a mid-air collision during form-up on a mission to Brunswick, GA on 29 Mar 1944 an crashed at Henham, Suffolk in B-24H #41-28590. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Henham, Suffolk UK | 29 March 1944 | Killed on 29 March 1944, when two B24s collided over Henham, a few miles from Halesworth airfield. 9 Crew of the 41-110033 died, and 7 of the 41-28590. During the rescue operations the bomb load of one of the Liberators exploded, killing 6 men from Halesworth. |
Born |
Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||
Buried |
Plot C Row 6 Grave 79 |
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Sources
Find A Grave Memorial# 56291875
American Battle Monuments Commission
MACR 15212
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces